Tuesday, October 26, 2010

My Bowling Experience!!!

     I really enjoyed helping with the special olympics yesterday!  It was a lot of fun! It really opened my eyes and made me thankful for what I have.  I helped with one of the lines that had a ramp. The people I helped for some reason couldn't role the ball themselves.  It made me thankful for the things I am able to do.  I take the opportunity to walk as an advantage.  I'm sure those people in the wheelchairs would love to walk.  Most of the people in my lane where really excited to bowl.  There was one guy in my lane(i don't know how old he was), but he was just so happy to bowl, and it made me almost want to cry because that was probably the highlight of his year.  He even thanked me for helping me! I thought that was so nice!
      It also helped to develop patience.  I'm not a very patient person, so it was a challenge to me because you have to be patient with those people.  Some of the bowlers would get destracted and start to do other things, and it would get really frusterating.  I think God used that time to show me how to be patient.  Also, it was cool to see all the adult helpers that were there.  Those people had invested a lot of their time into those people, and I thought that was so cool!
      I also thought it was cool to see how good they were at bowling! I honestly didn't think they would be that great, but they were!!! It was also cool to see how happy the people got when you said it was their turn to bowl.  All but one guy in my lane seemed to be having an amazing time! It's just an eye opener to see how much those people love the simplest things.  Like when I go bowling, I don't get too excited and think of it as the highlight of my year, but that is like the only thing they get to do that is super fun. It just made me realize what I take advantage of. 
      Well, in conclusion, I really had an awesome experience yesterday! It was super fun to help out those people! :)  

1 comment:

  1. im glad you enjoyed it. it was a very fun time for me also. we should do this more often i feel it is important. its kinda scary at first when you dont know what to expect when you go. but once we got there i think we all really enjoyed the experience.

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